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CHARLOTTE N. C. THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER, 19; 191 I
PDTr'TTlIa Cluirlotttt C*ats a Copy X>ally~-5 Cents Sunday.
Cluurl^U* 6 C«nts a Copy Daily and Sunday.
Boi} ible Massacre
Of Manchus In
China Is Reported
jjspatches Ffom Shanghai
Tell How Rivolutionists
Ejected Wholesale Slavgh'
ter ot 2heir Enemies^An
Appeal Issued by Rebels.
Would Wipe Out Rulers oj
Present — Communica tion
With Hankow Interrupted—
Imperial Govetnment Making
Great Plans,
p. ABsoclated Ptom.
DQftnghal. Oct. 19.—Six packed
, ..amerg arrived here from Hankow
carrying refugee*. The steamer
T^eigravia waa occupied excluiiyely by
: reign pasBenger* who were given
"ee acconimodationa at the directions
0' the consuls in Hankow. The ship
po crowded that many of the
r .^-etigeis slept on the floor of the
M
Moit nf the foreigners were Russians
”loyed in the tea factories and Bel-
-r' li workers employed in the
Tel wor’&. the Han Yang arsenal and
a I... Ppklng-Hankow railway.
Rebels in Control.
Tt« refugees declare that the whole
Yans T*€ valley from Hankow to
r^haDKbai is in the hands of the rebels
■th the i 'Sible exception of one or
' le larger cities to which the
offlclals have retired with
ahl« troops. It has been In*
stated here that Kiu Klang,
below Hankow, l» under revo-
control. This I* denied, how-
foreign officials and by the
I tatives of the Chines custom
night caused oonstemation throughout
the calptal today.
Wild Rumors Afloat.
The wildest rumors of reverses to the
Imperial arms ^read like wild flre, al
though no definite facts to support
them were available. Much signific
ance was attached to the fact that the
government has refrained from Issuing
any official announcement of a vic
tory in yesterday’s engagement with
the rebels.
Among the foreigners who may be
regarded as Impartial observers it is
generally believed that the situation at
Hankow ha» not been appreciably im
proved by the events of the past 24
hours.
Qovemntent Omclaia Optlmlatlo.
Government officials continue to pro
fess the utmost optimism. They de
clare that the severance-of telegraphic
communication for a period of ohly
12 or 18 hours over a line 650 miles
long Is no ground for apprehension,
iney Insist that the 21.000 troops and
70 guns which have left Peking for
Hankow, and most of which are now
enroute should be sufficient to swamp
any revolutionary attack. Some of the
rumors current today, however, hint at
dissatisfaction in tHe army.
An Inrtperfal Edict.
An imperial edict today places ail
naval an^ mlltary forces in the region
of the Yang Tse Kiang under the con
trol of Yuan Shi Kal, who Is directed
to inflict rigorous punishment upon
the rebel ring leaders and to appeal I gy Associated Press.
to "the Philadelphia , Oct. 19.—Rain today
to renew their allegiance to the state. ^ ^ j, .li/
Yuan Shi Kal is expected to start to-1 caused another postponement of the
morrow for Hankow to asume the vice- playing of tne fourth game between
royalty of the district formerly known Philadelphia and New York for the
as Hu Kuang province but now dlvid- world’s baseball championship. The
«d into the provtoMS ot Hu P«h
were in a soggy condition and
X # i. - —Uf » light rain was falling, the um-
The movement of troops southwardly called up the members of the Na-
is proceeding smoothly. Itlohal Commission In New York and
Official circles minimise th« import- them of conditions. It was
ance of yesterday s fighting at HaU' to call off .the game for today
kow, describing it as a preliminary I ^ played tomorrow If the
skirmish which forced the rebels to I weather conditions permit,
treat. Natives of Hankow claim tliat| Teams Ready
the rebels are deserting. I Thoroughly rested after Tuesday’s
Provincial Authorities Alarmed. ] sensational game on the Polo grounds
Canton. China. Oct. 19.—The provin-1 York, both teams were exceed
cial authorities, alarmed at the revolvi-1 i^giy anxious to get into t}ie fray
tionary outbreaks in Wu Chang and again. The one day lay off had been
Hankow, are making elaborate prepara- about sufficient to keep the memberf
tlons to prevent any similar movement I Qf ^he team on edge,
here. As an emergency measure the! Tt^« players of the twa «r«at^base-
Importatlon of large quantities of | ball machines had hoped for a ciearei
arms and ammunition has been order. I day and la fast field tx t. heavy play;,
ed. The gunboat Kungon was despatch' I inf ground 'makei the footing uncer
ed to Hong Kong today to convoy a tain and the fielding a problem
ship load of war stores to this city. Evenly Matciied.
Funds for Rebel Agents. The two teams have ®tiown mem
San Francisco, Oct. 19.—Chinese selves to be as evenly f
contributions to the fund of the Chi- that have met In
nese revolutionists continue to pour the slightest “break due to the imper-
into coffers of local rebel agents. The feet condition of
Ely to Fly at Fair-
Guarante^ Flights
On Oct. 26 And 27
den Tour. Compliments of the Great- I The Name of Eugene S. Ely is
er Charlotte Club - | ^ Lwld-BtS
Skill And Daring Proved by
Hazardous Events—2 here is
None Greater.
Hosts.
Beside the Greater Charlotte Club,
100 of the merchants of the city
contributed to the entertainment of
the visitors.
Car at Concord.
A phone message from Mr. John
B. Sherrill editor of the Concord
Tribune, said "First car arrived
here at 12:40. Left at once for Char- Bts Flights to And From Bat-
lotte. Next cars will reach here at '..
2 p. m. I tkship Decks Most Remark'-
The Morning Start.
following came by wire
at
CHINESE REVOLUTION
View of the city of Hankow now In the hands ot the Chinsse rebels. The seat of the revolutionary party
was situated in the Hankow and the plana for the overthrew of. the empii^ were formulated here.
The
noon.
Special to The News.
Winston-Salem, N. C., Oct. 199.—
The sixty cars in the Glidden auto
mobile tour—New York to Jackson
ville, Fla.—Left here beginning at
Another Postponement
Made Necessary
In The Big Series
Southern Governors
mil Discuss Cot tm
Gets 7en Yeats
For Mamlaughterl
able OJ Aviation History--
The Flights Will be Wtt-
nessed by Thousaitds.
Charlotte is on the tii>-toe of excite-
8:30 o’clock this morning. Their jment over the prospect of 'idtnessinft
destination is Charlotte. N. C., the I the flights of one of the Curtiss’ besti
official stop for tonight. Salisbury I aviators at the fair next week. HainllJ
entertained them at noon. Owing to! ^ # ax. i ** *
rains the run from Roanoke wae ton was first named for the Charlotte
delayed and the last car did not events, but Curtiss has iippointed Ely
get in here until 4 this morning. I instead. The fllgftits are to take place
Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, I on the 26th and 27th—the two last
By Associated Press, i i— — —
Atlanta, Oct. 19.—Guilty of volun- who made the trip from New YorK.
tary manslaughter with punishment | abandoned the tour here and left for
■ assacre of the Manchus.
of the revolutionary attack
i ang as given by the refugees
emphaBire particularly the mas-
: >he Manchus in thit city.
• rlaughter neither age nor sex
regarded and it Is doubtful, the
::ee» say, whether a single repre-
atlve of the Manchu race was left
1. e tliere. Similar slaughter of the
.vf . hus followed In Hankow and Han
•.. when those cities fell.
Paper Describes Massacre.
ie» of the Central China Post,
hich arrived on the Belgravia,_ de-
;D^ the early progress of the revo-
i.;':onary movement.
le revolutionary leaders,’ the 1 IJY^^g^^rter^^of the Chun^ Hwa re-1 lose a game and possibly the Series.
- says, “displayed j public said $500,000 had been forward- Therefore there was ^^no
• le and thoroughness—qualities Penang, In the Straits settlement over the weather in either camp when
shown by the governing the active committee of the the players got about today
,ina. But the massacre of yonne China party is located. I Fans Eager. .
hus in our three cities is a ghast-| ^ Chinese laborer, Lee Hlng Hen, The eagerness of the
t on the reputation of the revolu- .^^^^^y ^ contalnlnfe $1.- ers to see a game was .
• ries.” . 1000 gold, his life savings, on the coun- morning when rain
Run On Banlt. revolutionary office. He was | them stood m line drtoling^^^
he run on the Imperial Bank here
1 continues, but the officials ap-
to have ample resources. They are
r»aylng out for the first time the
!' minted dragon design dollars
m the mint at Nanking, the provin-
capital. Their large reserve of
i-an dollars was completely ex-jQ^Q^ to the revolution
. 'ed by the demand early In the
given 12,000 in the paper currency of waiting for the
.amllj of
k.
was
Red Cross Formed.
""ne Red Cross organization has been
i here. At Hankow and Wu
Chinese women are serving,as
. ■'rofis volunteers for the first time
.. -tory. ,
^ ighai is a hotbed of revolution
d rumors of plots and counter plots
numberless. A formal appeal Is-
i by the revolutionary agents here
, says:
An Appeal Issued,
v'/e appeal for the co-opersctlon of
■ ' brethren throughout the world.
'• 'rie with money should contribute
those with wisdom should de-
plans; those with information
id secretly report the enemy s
nitlon. We expect that our moy^
' lU succeed. If It falls, the 1(^
massacres of Hang Chow and
ing. when the Manchus subdued
a.~v 111 be repeated,
r if hoped that our .
ill respond from all directions stages
i 1th unanimous minds will turn
universe about.”
proclamation, credited to the revo-
uary leader in Hankow', Is as loi-
men in the state.
of the Athletic’s players, but it will
not break up the combination. Reu-
Death of Phillip A. Sbelton. ^ Oldring. the
Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 19.—Phillip fielder, was notified t
A. Shelton, aged 57, for 16 Ulster, Lillian Oldring.^bad died last
tv court clerk of this county, died here ^ Mount Vernon, N. Y.
hirrmln* as a r«ult of be””
Hfl retired from office last year. He ^ j ^er death was not unex
" one of .the mo.t widely known | at the same time was a
aret^impulse was
New York,” said Oldring today, but
Sderlng the matter calmly,
decided to stick to the team. It may
sSm -strange for me to play baseball
with my sister dead, but I ,
S go?d. and at this critical f a«e of
tne world’s series I feel I had bette
"ofa^Vg «Vo‘t“New Tort, but ex.
s to be back for tomorrows
In case Oldring “
nlay in one or any of the ga^es.
btrunk will play
a good substitute. He played J
of the world^s series games last y^r
making five hits and scoring two
runs, bis bating average being .278
Employers' Liability
u>mmisston ioRepott
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 19.—Under Instruc-
Uons to present Its final report to con-
eress bv the first of January next, the
fm”oyers‘ liability and workmen’s
compensation commission,
last March to devise a plan for insur
ing compensation to injured employes,
■patriotic breth. is P>-f "'“f, *“ meet in
SI city ne« M0“'Jay to formulate a
«|‘e‘nrorlXSrru«h. Who ^
fay ™aT.tterIt hrd“u^n tie
,em. of the measure to be «ugge«ted
doors would be thrown open and
in?I?eited public invited to ex-
nress ItHptalon «« ™
however, that the commission
woild ?eQulr.’at least a week tor de-
“^Chtiman Sutherland favors the
FneUshi)lan of direct assessment on
Bngiisn frtr Iniury resulting to
mXye because of his employment.
Si«J2?er the reiponsibillty may rest;
S'rTbrr..Sppo£tbj.^”
‘ **T!’H‘?rom Offers «
mon fund throuKb the govem-
ploy^ are pai senator
ment. This i^y«w American
>ec.u.. of the
form of goyera political ma-
ss»« •
posed Sutherland advo-
W-. .1.0.1 ®“P^ ia«w'«tatute but would
n. If they do not then yield «J|cates a compulao^^^ employes of
ntlnue eneml es of the revolutionary have ^ interstate coin-
ivement, they must be killed. ^ ^ Some others prefer the ele^
Communication Cut. jmeroe. Some oi^ possiblo constl-
' eklng, Chla, Oct. ®®teltitutton^ objections and
nouncement this the proposed lair could ,bs made
aphlc communication with '-o-ijcable to all corporations.
«a been Interrupted since sunset laat appllcaDie lo
Proclamation of Leader.
' come to save the Chinese people.
■ ve no idea of acquiring per^nal
'fit or preference but aim only to
n you out of the fire and cure your
. 'ierlng maladies. Hitherto you bave
>ern bitterly oppressed. You have been
’owned In a sea of misery by a gov-
rnment of aliens. Your rulers have
■fated you like bastards, not like ch
"Let whoever animated by patriotic
ntlment come quickly and
nkfr. With us he will obtain unendii^
'ir> by delivering his
' Manchu barbarian who hitherto
oaten our flesh. From now on we
I'l' In his skin.
Be Merciful.
Vet, let us be merciful to our ene-
.^8. Our soldiers must be careful
• to recklessly kill, the Manchus^
f U8 give them an opportunity lo
rrender their uniforms and wea^
SERIOUS FIRE IN
CHICAGO TODAY
Obt’’5!!:nre broke out in
the plaflt of Sulzberger & Sons in the
Union Stock Yards shortly, aiter^ 7
o’clock this morning, and in » *ew mia
utes the large structure was4n flames
A ff«neral alarm was sounded.
The 8re started,In the
on the fourth floor and spread rapidly
W Xr p"rts of the ilve^stpry struct-
" men the fire
the place the two upper floors of the
building were In flames. , ’ «
In an-hour the fire was under cott
trdV The loss Is estimated at'about
135.000. ;
^ WEATHER FORECAST.
♦
♦
♦ By Associated Press.
^ Oct. 19.—Fore
Washington,
cast:
North and South Carolina
and - Florida, fair. tonight and
ijMday.
Gt^
By Associated Press. ‘ - '
Austin. Tex.. Oct. 19.—All governors
of southern states except Florida ex
pect to attendjthe cotton convention
that has been called to m«t to^New
Orleans, Oct. 30 to' considi^r tjbi^'Jri^e”
of cotton and the cotton crop Interests
in general. This informatloh today
reached the office of Governor O. B.
Colquitt with the last-of th«j repl^ to
his call for the conferemt^
The governors of Mllil88ij^T;,^5
j^nia, Alabama, T^nnesae^J^^i
Arkansas and Oklaiopa*
that they will' ndt'-oalyi
bring their commissionera of ag^ul?
ture. 'they have also assured him tlSat
they expect to ‘ be accompanied by
bankers, cotton men and newspaper
men and that they anticipate much
benefit to be derived from the deliber
ations.
In several Instances the governors
have not completed th^^it appolnt-
l^^list of prominent delegated is yet
aviilable here. •
The governor of Florida ^f^^es that
official duties will prevent hlsyattend-
ance but that he will try to
suitable number of delegates
he bespeaks the heartiest pf wis^s for
the movement in.the interest of the
cotton' Industry of the south. , .
fixed at ten years imprisonment was
the verdict today of the jury in the
case of Geprge Quarles, who killed
John Mitchell in the latter’s home
here August 5. The 12 men had been
out all night.
The principal witness against
Quarles was Mitchell’s bride of five
days. She declared her husband re-
itnonstrated with Quarles for using bad
language in her presence. A fight fol
lowed in which Quarles stabbed Mltch-
eli.-
Both men had been admirers of the
woman.
Ely, One of the Greatest.
Atlanta by rail. 'I Internationally famed as a result
He will assist ii^ the reception there I remarkable aeroplane flights
Saturday. |to and from battleship decks in ex
periments made in co-operation with
the United States navy. Eugent B.
Rodgers Attempts
By Associated Press.
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 19.
Bly, comes here to demonstrate his-
V « # I skill in the handling of his Curtls»
T^fif%n during the fair. While hJ»
“ “ [name is known In every land as a
result of his great exploits of the
past few months, he holds other
claims for distinction.
Unlike most of the other too*
-Sight-seers
at the state fair here today in crowd- j cessful aviators flying today, Ely
ing about the bl-plane of C. P. Rodgers, I instruction, and has since established
Defendant Wins
^ _ , - *u«ia reputation for skill and daring
the cross-continent flyer, damaged the j hazardous vocation which al*
right plane. To make repairs Rodgers I ^^yrays Insures his giving an exhibition
M -1 was compelled to postpone his schedul- worth seeing.
In Famous start for S«. Antonio from noon
til 3 p. m. I satisfying his craving for excitement
bjT driving mile-a-mlnute automobiles
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 19.
-A verdict for
xuin. .I.W. — -—I Dallas, Tex., Oct. 19.—^The 266 mlWsjjjj races on western tracks. He was
the defendant was found today by the of practically level country between g^pgrt driver in those days when
lui’v M Russell G. Griswold’s $50,000 Dallas and San Antonio tempted every of wealth who owned
breiith tof promise suit against Miss backers of C. P. Rodgers, the coMtl^^ imported a French chauffeur
Woodruff Smith, o; Stamford, to coast aviator, to My
to drive‘for him.
By Associated Press. I upward directly at the approach
Jackson, Miss.. Oct. 19.—Strong sus- ing machine Rodgers said he was ^ot
plcion that a package said to have well versed in the way of eagles
would attempt to drive his aeroplane the news of the
teday the ehtiije distance of the jon|-Glemt- H«-Ourtis». when h*
slhgle dsflr’s flliht he has yetl^^jj^ the Sclentifle American trophy*
^ prt*e offered in this country,
-Rodgers today told a story aboin m j gj dielewftlfted to become an avia-
encounter yesterday With an ®*^8le. and as In the automobile fleld, he
While flyipg about 2,000 feet high‘would get Into the game
between Fort W^orth and Dallas, early.” Accordingly, a little more
bird rose far below him, winging j when there were less
^ doien flying men in Ameri
ca. he volunteered to take charge
of a Curtiss aeroplane purchased
^^mci package
t^oniaificd UynQVlit6\y^^^^^ .’??®T>t®?L%5iMiW*“he’Voul7''ge^ game
been received here from New Orleans! but that this species/seemisd to hi*nk ^ wealthy westerner who had ho
contained dynaniite is given by Deputy
United States Mayshad Fred Collins
today as his reason for assigning fed
eral armed guards to duty about the
freight shed of the Illinois Central
Railroad. About 200 strike breakers
are bn duty at the sheds. Efforts are
making to trace the package to New
Orleans. -
But
Is Speedmg on Way
to be puzzled and determined to dis- machine for him. He
cover wh?|,t sort of antagonist was j gygtained a good many hard knocks
approaching. , i. ^4 and bumps In learning, but came up
Nearer the'plane and almost di- time until he flnaily
rectly in front of It the bird appeared jg^^maged the machine seemingly be-
to take fright at the propeller and repair.
swooped downward and out of ^gnt. j owner, becoming discouraged,
/ sold Vhat was left of the aeroplane
SOUTHERN PROMOTER to‘Bly, who succeeded In piecing it
CHARGED WTH LARCENY, together into » ^chlne that would
fly. His work with it attracted iiienn
By Associated Press. J H.” Curtiss, who attached Ely to hU
New York, Oct. 19.—The extreme staff. . .. i,.-
care that William J. Cummins' attor- From the time he
neys are giving to the selection of the new ““chi^e, El^Jiad a
jury that will try the southei'n promo-1 career. At Sheapshead B^ ac
ter for alleged grand larceny caused track, during the meet
another delay today In the prewnta- Ly Mr. Curtiss, Ely won a^
tlon of evidence. Three of the eleven and commendation for the spe^ujar
talesmen accepted when court Jd- flying with
journed yesterday were excused this Uelf to the eastern states. His specmi
mbrntaK *' stunt on this occasion was ms
The search for the four men needed flight from the aviation
Two pilot cars of the Gild- ♦
den toeing party, driven by ♦
Messrs. Branch and Thomas ♦
reached the city at 1:50 o clock, ♦
about an hour earlier than they ♦
were looked for. and report that ♦
the main body of the tourists ^
are about an hour and a half ♦
behind. The pilots report the ^
roads in better condition th^n ♦
they expected to flhd them aiid ♦
say that the tourists are mak- ♦
ing good time. . ♦
The two pilot cars were J
driven at once to the -Sel-♦
^ wyn hotel, where their drlv- ♦
ers were welcomed Mid wheye ^
a snapshot, of them was made by ♦
Mt; Ostriond Bairlnger. ^ith a ^
fast:gathering crowd attend-♦
ance. ^
im-
The Glidden tour will sleep o er
night in Chariot^.
The 80 odd cart In the great endur
ance fun will reach Charlotte about
4:30 and will park in front Of the
Forst Presbyterian church and . the
Southern Manufactured’ Club. ^
The mai'n. body of the ' tour
ists will begin tO come in abo^ 4
and the others will follow at
hoare frpm ^ that ; time ,on. the last
prdbably- arriving between 7 and
8 6’clofek. ■ • ^ - ' : •
The atitolsts will be met at various
nomts on the Salisburg road by, local
Jutoists. It is likely that aU the auto
agencies here will send out cars ter
meet the incoming tourists.
Don’t Block the Way.
The tourists harve^made request au
along the line of the tour that ^1
autoists leave an open road into, t^
cities in order that no time may be
lost by the tourists, who are po^^
testing for the trophy.Uhis’reddest
will be respected by the local au
Ithorities and
|tc meet the wishes and w vo^n;
ience of the tourists. •
Greater Charlotte Club,
The Greater Charlotte Club office
in the Selwyn hotel will be official
headquarters for the tourists
many of them will stop at the Sel-
wyn. The Southern Manufacturers’
Club and the Colonial Club will also
be at the disposal of the tourists, a
smoker haing been arranged for
them tonight at the former Club by
the Greater Charlotte Club
A committee of ladles working with
the committee of entertainment will
look after the welfare and comfort
of the lady members of the touring,
^nd no effirt or exueiwe will be
spared to make the reception measure
up to that usually accorded by
cWrlotte to visitors of such
portahce. * , ^ ^
Roads Slippery.
Messrs Ham & Ross received
wire from a member of the touring
i)arty today saying that the roads
are' in very slippery condition, sev
eral cars during the morning bavlngg
skidded out of the road and several
being slightly disabled. ...
i^veral creeks had to be foMed
and the motorists had a rather dim
cult., time during , the .^morning run
However, the roads between here and
Salisbury have had time to dry Md
the tourists will find good roads from
there, here. i, j
At the Cabarrus line the tourists^
will' find^ big' sl^ .telling ^em
they, (jtre ’ welcome to the City
Electrical Energy” and also apprils-
them of the distance
Queen City. , ,
The Greater Charlotte Club throtigh
^Moise efforts the tourists will find
ready hospitality has provided an ap
propriate* gift. To eac^ member of the
partjr will be given a package of
toilet’ articles, soap, powder, etc., on
which is a card d!n which is print^
—cm one side “Y, M. C. A. strictiy
mbderii shower and plunge baths
w at the disposal of the Glidden
Toitf, freeiof Siajr»e”. On the reverse
sWi; “Charrotte through the Great-
to the
to complete the jury then continued
Mr. Cummins’ attorney following his
tactics of refusing any who had cot-
nectlon, however remote, with the big
houses in Wall Street and the district
attorney questioning the Ulesmen
about possible connections' with the
defunct Carnegie Trust Company, of
whose executive committee Cummins
was chairman.
PRISON CONGRESS TO
meet in BALTIMORE
By Associated Press. _
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 19.—Tuberculoijs
among prisoners was the flitit topic
of discussion - before the American
Prison congress here today.
William H. Venn, parole officer for
Michigan, strongly opposed con
tract system In connection with the
labor of convicts.
Baltimore was agreed upon last
night as the meeting place of the con
gress of 1912.
TRIED TO SWALLOW
A “PLAY SHEET."
By Associated (Press.
New Orleans, Oct. 19.—^Andre Do
minguez, aged 70, was arrested yester
day charged with conducting a lottery.
When the officer came up Domingo^*
tried to swallow a “play sheet” bat
they made him give it up and produced
it as evidence.
African Church
In Conference
By Associated Press. ^ - _
King Fisher, Okla.,. Oct. 19.—Two
hundred ministers are in attendance
at the annual conference, of the Afri
can Methodist Bpiscopal church whi^
will be in session h«re until Sunday.
Bishop. J. S. Blipper, of-Atlanta, C^.. is
presi&ig and is assisted by Bishop
William W. Heard, of Wes t Afr^
An educatk»al swwlon for the bw^t
of nipper OUlese at Bro&toi^,
wiU be dmiia: the eottCsreofilkf
Sheapthead Bay to his hotel,
he had lunch before returning to the
fleld Later he won the altitude
event in Chicago, won e^nfs at
the meet In celebration of the c^
tennial of Cuyahaga county, at Clev^
land. OWo. participate In the Inte^
national meet at Belmont Paris,
New York, and app^red at numeroM
other meets and contests.
When the Curtiss
posed demonstrating the Partici^«*ty
of fiylng aeroplane from the deck ol
a ship at sea, the experiment toter-
ested the navy department,
finally decided upon
similar test of its own near Norfolk.
Ely was selected to cawy out
vuiD experiment, and
November 14th 1910, he maje a su(>
cessful flight from the deck of the
U. S. S. Birmingham.
His eazy success here
up the question as to the possiblU^
of alighting on a battleship, a ques-
Sin S Ely »e‘«e« *>*«”
from Selfridge Field, San
thirteen miles to th^attleshlp Penn-
svlvanla, in San Francisco harboi
last January, making an accurate
landing, and then flying away again
after a luncheon with the officers of
the Pacific fleet.
Since that time he has been con*
stStiy r demand, -and has flown
in mftny of th6 larger cities in.
west. Recently he has 'f ®“
at San Antonio. Texas, in flyl^ the
new Curtiss war machine with the
army aviators in connection with the
^Soeuvers” of the army along
the Mexican border.
, A Brilliant Record.
With two aviators plunged head
long into the ocean, another ramming
a ^ence, and a third turning a
somersault in the midfleld. as a day s
record of accidents for a
*vi^ion meet held at Brighton
Beach, Sun^y afternoon, Sept. lOtr^
it is worthy of note that Engeae
Bly, to a Curtiss Biplane,
only aviator to furnish the 10,009
l^ple, gathered there,
eoUr featnre-flying, and that tne
Cnxtlss machine was the only ons
GDoCliuied os Page Nine.